docs: def load_speaker(corpus, path):
          """
          Create a speaker instance for the given path.
          """
          base_path, speaker_name = os.path.split(path)
          base_path, gender_desc = os.path.split(base_path)
          base_path, __ = os.path.split(base_path)
          base_path, tag = os.path.split(base_path)
  
          gender = issuers.Gender.UNKNOWN
  
          if gender_desc == 'male':
              gender = issuers.Gender.MALE
          elif gender_desc == 'female':
              gender = issuers.Gender.FEMALE
  
          speaker = issuers.Speaker(speaker_name, gender=gender)
          corpus.import_issuers(speaker)
  
          return speaker